Tape carton



Dec. 7, 1937. C, E WONDER 2,101,355

TAPE CARTON Filed Sept. 8A, 1936 ./0 i ze nasal pse a rar TAPE cAn'roNApplication September 2 Claims.

The present invention relates generally to can tons. More particularlythe invention relates to that type of carton which is formed from aonepiece blank of cardboard and consists of a pair of laterally spacedsides, a pair of end walls, and a bottom and top and is designed to holdand encase a roll of tape or like article having a ring-shaped core orcentral aperture.

One object of the invention is to provide a carton of this type whichincludes simple and improved means for centering the roll of tape withrespect to the side walls and top and bottom in order to prevent injuryor damage to the outer convolutions of the tape in the event that thecarton is dropped or struck.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container of p the typeunder consideration in which the centering means for the roll of tapecomprises an annular series of tongues which are formed in the centralportion of one oi the sides of the carton by way of a central hole and aplurality of equidistantly spaced, radially extending,

tongue defining slits and are designed after insertion of the roll oftape into the carton to be bent inwardly into a position wherein'theyextend' at substantially right angles to the side to which they areattached and engage the inner periphery of, and form a centering bandfor, the core of the roll.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carton of the lastmentioned character in which the means for centering the roll of tapewith respect to the side walls and top and bottom comprises in additionto theannular series of tongues a cardboard ring which is adapted afterinward bending or folding of the tongues into engagement with the innerperiphery of the core of the roll to be inserted within the tongues intoa position wherein it serves to hold the tongues in their band formingposition within the core of the roll.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a carton of thetype and character under consideration in which the top is formed as anintegral part of, and is foldable with respect to the other side wall toform a closure for the carton and embodies an integral iiap which isadapted to be folded across the tongue-equipped side wall and serveswhen in its folded positionto hold the ring against displacement fromits operative position within the tongues.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a roll holdingcarton which is generally of new and improved construction and may 'bemanufactured at a low and reasonable cost.,

s, 1936, serial No. 99,703

(ci. zoe- 52) Other objects of the invention and the various advantagesand characteristics of the present roll holding or retaining carton willbe apparent from a considerationof the following detailed description.

The invention consists in the several novel features which arehereinafter set forth and are more particularly. defined by claims atthe conclusion hereof.

In the drawing which accompanies and forms l0 a part of this specicationor disclosure and in which like numerals of reference denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a carton embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the tongues before they are bentinwards into engagement or interlocking relation with the core of theroll;

Figure 3 is a perspective of the ring for holding 2c the tong ues intheir operative position;

Figure 4 is a sectional view illustrating the general construction anddesign of the carton and showing the tongues before inward bendingthereof; and

Figure 5 is another sectional View showing the container with a roll oftape therein and the tongues and ring in their operative positionwherein they serve to center the roll with respect to the side walls andtop and bottom of the 3o carton.

The carton which isshown in the drawing constitutes the preferredembodiment of the invention. It is adapted primarily to hold and encasea roll of tape T and is formed of a one-piece blank of cardboard. Thetape T is shown as being wound or rolled into spiral form on aring-shaped core C. The carton consists of a-pair of sides 6 and 1, apair of end walls 8 and 9, a bottom I0, and a top II and as hereinafterdescribed, embodies means for centering the roll of tape with respect tothe side walls and top and bottom in order to prevent injury or damageto the outer convolutions of the tapein the event that the carton isdropped orstruck. The sides 6 and 'l are 45 square, as shown in thedrawing. They are positioned in laterally spaced relation and togetherwiththe end walls 8 and 3 and the bottom IIJ and top I I form acompartment I2 for the roll of tape T. Th'e endwalls8 and 9 extendbetween and serve 60 to space apart the side walls of the carton andembody in-turned tabs I3 at the upper margins thereof, and in-turnedtabs I4 at their lower margins. The tabs I3 are formed as integral partsof the end Walls 8 and 9 and are adapted to 55 tral hole I9 andequidistantly spaced slits 20 t between the upper margins of the sidesand underlie the end portions of the top II when the carton is in itsclosed position. The tabs I4 are also formed as integral parts of theend walls of the carton'and are bent or folded inwards so that -they fitbetween the bottom margins of the carton sides and overlie the endportions of the bottom I 3 when the carton is fully assembled, that is,in its closed position. The end wall 8 is formed integrally with theadjoining or contiguous end margins of the carton sides and forms aconnection between the side 6 and the side 'I. The end wall 9 is joinedat one side margin thereof to the contiguous or adjoining side margin ofthe side 'I and is connected at the other side margin thereof to thecontiguous side margin of the side 6 by a ap I5. The latter extends atright angles to and is formed integrally with the side 6 and fitsagainst and is cemented or otherwise i'lxedly secured to the inner faceof the end wall 9. The bottom I0 is joined to and extends at rightangles to the bottom margin of the side l and embodies an inturned flapI6 along its outer margin. This fiap is adapted to be inserted betweenthe tabs I4 and the bottom margin of the side 6 and serves to secure thebottom in its closed position. The top II is joined to the top margin ofthe side 'I and is adapted to be folded inwardly over the tabs I3 so asto close the compartment l I2 after insertion of the role of tape T.

The means for centering the roll of tape T with respect to the sidewalls 6 and 'I in order to prevent injury or damage to the outerconvolutions in the event that the carton is dropped or struck consistsof an annular series of tongues I'I and a ring I 8. The tongues I 'I areformed in the central portion of the side 6 and are adapted to be bentinwardly into a position wherein they extend across the compartment I2and form a centering band for the core C of the roll of tape T. They aresubstantially in the form of equilateral triangles and are formed by acenin the central portion of the carton side 6. The slits 20 extendradially from the hole I9 with the result that the tongues I'I are freealong the inner ends and side edges thereof and are connected to theside 6 at their outer ends. Straight scores 2| are preferably formed inthe side 6 between the outer ends of the slits 20 so as to facilitateinward bending of the tongues I'I. In view of the fact that the scoresare straight the band which is formed by the tongues when the latter arein their operative position within the core C of the roll of tape T ispolygonal as far as peripheral conformation is concerned. Preferably theflaps I'I are formed so that the band which is formed by them when theyare in their operative position is substantially the same in diameter asthe inner periphery of the core C so that the roll of tape T is heldagainst lateral displacement in the compartment I2 as well as centered.As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the tongues II are of such length that theyextend substantially from the side 6 to the side I when they are intheir band forming position. Prior to insertion of the roll of tapeTinto the compartment I2 the tongues I'I are retained in a positionwhere they are substantially flush with the side 6. After insertion ofthe roll of tape into the compartment the tongues are bent inwardly intotheir band forming position wherein they engage the inner periphery ofthe core C. The ring I2 serves to retain the tongues within the core, It15 formed of carboard or like material and is adapted to be insertedthrough the central part of the side 6 into a position wherein it fitswithin the tongue formed band and serves to urge the tongues outwardsinto engagement with the inner periphery of the core C. The height ofthe ring I8 is substantially equal to the distance between the cartonsides 6 and l and the diameter of the ring and is slightly greater thanthe diameter ofthe tongue formed band. By having the ring of slightly'greater diameter than the tongue formed` band the tongues are urgedinwards into firm Contact with the core C when the ring is in place, andthe ring itself as the result of its frictional contact with the scoredportions of the central part of the carton side 6 is held against axialdisplacement with respect to the carton. In order additionally to holdthe ring I8 in place within the tongue formed band,' the top II isprovided with an integral ap 22. This ap is joined to and is foldablewith respect to the outer side margin of the top and is the same in sizeas the side 6. It is' adapted when the top II is in its closed positionto' overlie the carton side 6 and embodies at the distal margin thereofan extension 23 and a tab 24 for securing it in p lace. The extension 23is formed integrally with and is bendable relatively to the flap 22 andis similar in size to the bottom ID of the carton. When the flap 22 isin place the extension 23 is adapted to t against and underlie thecarton bottom I0 (see dotted line position of extension in Figure 5).The tab 24 is of restricted or limited length and is hinged to thecentral portion of the outer side margin of the extension 23. It isbendable or foldable relatively to the extension and is adapted toextend through a slot 25 into a position wherein it is disposed betweenthe bottom portion of the side I and the roll of tape'T. 'I'he slot 25is formed in and extends longitudinally of the carton bottom I0 and islocated adjacent to the point where the bottom is joined to the bottommargin of the carton side 1. When the tab 24 is in its operativeposition, that is, when it extends through the slot 25 into thecompartment I2, the top II, the flap 22 and the `extension 23 arerespec- "tively held in place against the tabs I3, the

side 6 andthe carton bottom I0.

In assembling or mounting the roll of tape T in the carton, the top IIand the flap 22 are lfirst swung into their open position (see Figure4). Thereafter the tabs I3 are swung outwardly so as to permit ofcomplete access to the compartment I2 and the roll of tape T is slidinto the compartment into a position wherein the core C is aligned orcoaxially positioned with respect to the hole I9. After the roll of tapeis so positioned the tongues II are folded Vinwards until they engageand form a band around the inner periphery of the core C. After inwardfolding of the tongues the ring I8 is inserted within the tongue-formedband so that it serves to prevent the tongues from swinging outwards outof locking relation with respect to the core. After insertion of thering within the tongue formed band the tabs II are folded inwards andthe top II is folded or swung into its closed position. Thereafter theflap 22 is swung into lapped relation with the side 6 of the carton andthe tab 2l is inserted into the slot 26 and pushed or forced inwardlyuntil the extension 23 abuts against or `underlies the carton bottomvIII. When the aps 26 and the ring Il are centered within the compartmentI2 and is held against sidewise displacement with the Vresult that theouter convolutions are not likely to be injured or damaged in the eventthat the cary ton is dropped or struck. The ap 22 when in lappedrelation with the side S holds in place the ring i8 which in turn holdsthe iiaps i1 in band form vwithin the core C of the roll of tape T. When,it is desired to remove the tape T vfrom the container it is onlynecessary to swing the flap .22 and top il into their open position andthen remove the ring i8 and swing outwardly the tongue i'i. f

The herein described carton is simple as far as construction isconcerned and may be' manufactured at a low` and reasonable cost.

Whereas the carton has been described for use primarily with a roll oftape T having a core C, it is to be understood thatthe carton may beused to hold other articles having central apertures. It is also to beunderstood that the invention is not to be restricted tothe details setforth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from' the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what' I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. A carton for retaining and holding a roll of tape or like article,comprising a side having a central opening therein, a second sidepositioned opposite and in spaced relation to the iirst mentioned side,end walls extending between the end margins of the sides, a top andbottom extending respectively between the top and bottom margins of thesides and forming with the sides and ,it in Dlae.

the end walls a compartment for the roll, an

`annular series ot tongues connected to and extending inwardly from theopening dening marginxef said iirst mentioned sideand serving to ,l forma centering band within the core of the roll, ff-a removable ringextending throughsaid opening and within" the tongues and arranged tohold the tongues in their band forming position, and a flap hinged'tothe top and adapted to be swung into a position wherein it overlies saidfirst mentioned side and operates to hold the ring against axialdisplacement.

2. A cartonfor retaining and holding a roll of tape or rlike article,'comprisinga side having a central opening therein, a second sidepositioned opposite and in spaced relation to the rst mentioned side,end walls extending between the end margins of lthe sides, a bottomextending between the bottom .margin of the sides and having a slottherein, a top hinged to the top 'margin L of the second mentioned sideand adapted to form a closure forV the carton, an annular series oftonguesv connected to and extendinginwardly from the opening definingmargin of said first mentioned side and serving to form a centering bandwithin jthe core of the roll, a removable 'CHARLES E. WONDER.;

